Senior VP, Securities Settlements Engineering Leader

Citi; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 142,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi in Jersey City, NJ seeks a hands-on Software Engineer to drive engineering transformation across settlements. You will design, develop, and maintain scalable, high‑quality software while applying trunk-based development, TDD/BDD, and secure coding practices.

The role emphasizes modern DevOps, CI/CD, automation, and cloud-native tech (AWS, Kubernetes). You will mentor engineers, review code, and collaborate with architects, product owners, and DevOps to deliver resilient, observable systems

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in financial services software development and hands-on coding in Java, Python, or Kotlin.
• Deep expertise in system design and microservices architecture.
• Experience with trunk-based development, feature flags, and progressive delivery strategies.
• Proficiency in TDD, BDD, and automation-first mindset to ensure high test coverage and reliability.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Experience conducting code reviews, vulnerability assessments, and secure coding.
• Familiarity with AWS, Kubernetes, and Docker in cloud-native environments.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work across distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and high‑performance applications.
• Implement trunk‑based development practices to enable continuous integration and rapid delivery.
• Develop clean, maintainable, and testable code following SOLID principles and software design best practices.

Skills

Java

Python

Kotlin

System Architecture

Microservices

Kafka

AWS

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Security

Tools

Docker

MongoDB

Oracle SQL

Job description

Citi in Jersey City, NJ seeks a hands-on Software Engineer to drive engineering transformation across settlements. You will design, develop, and maintain scalable, high‑quality software while applying trunk-based development, TDD/BDD, and secure coding practices.

The role emphasizes modern DevOps, CI/CD, automation, and cloud-native tech (AWS, Kubernetes). You will mentor engineers, review code, and collaborate with architects, product owners, and DevOps to deliver resilient, observable systems